Plans to protect vulnerable witnesses ‘are a threat to justice’
PLANS to introduce extra measures to protect vulnerable witnesses in criminal trials are unfair and a “threat” to justice, campaigners have warned. ....
Damning report says inadequate elderly care in Edinburgh has barely improved – and some aspects have got worse
Health and social services are continuing to let down elderly people and their relatives and carers in Edinburgh according to a new report....
Theresa May to publish full legal advice on Brexit deal after Commons defeat
THERESA May has bowed to Opposition parties’ demands to publish the “final and full" legal advice on her Brexit deal after suffering a...
University lowers ‘poor student’ target
IT was a policy designed to ensure pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who did not traditionally go to university were helped up the ladder...
Heilan hame? Signs northern Scotland’s youth exodus over
IT was always a place where outsiders dreamed of staying. But which local youngsters had to leave. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17275757.heilan-hame-signs-northern-scotlands-youth-exodus-over/
Everything you need to know ahead of the House of Commons Brexit debate
MPs are to debate and vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal. But what will happen? . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17275228.everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-house-of-commons-brexit-debate/
Cheeky Lidl campaign sees retailer ‘plaster over’ competitors’ Glasgow billboards
Supermarket chain Lidl have made quite a statement by ‘covering’ their competitors advertisements with their own. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17275260.cheeky-lidl-campaign-sees-retailer-plaster-over-competitors-glasgow-billboards/
Theresa May insists legal advice given to ministers should remain confidential amid Brexit ‘contempt’ claims
Theresa May insisted that “candid" legal advice given to ministers should remain confidential as the Government faced being found in contempt of Parliament...
Scotland to be battered with high winds as Met Office issue weather warning
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for much of Scotland on Friday. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17275053.scotland-to-be-battered-with-high-winds-as-met-office-issue-weather-warning/
560 people who took their own lives died within a week of leaving A&E
One in five of the 1,540 people who attended A&E in the three months prior to taking their own lives died within two...
